(165) Loreley Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 9 August 1876 by C. H. F. Peters at Clinton.
Where Loreley is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Loreley is 3.07 au from the Sun and 2.13 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 165 |
| Provisional designation | A876 PA |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 180 km (#43 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0470 |
| Rotation period | 7.23 hours |
| Spectral type | CD |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 7.81 |
| Orbital period | 5.53 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.13 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.87 – 3.39 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0835 |
| Inclination | 11.2° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.85 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
More named asteroids discovered by C. H. F. Peters
- (72) Feronia
- (75) Eurydike
- (77) Frigga
- (85) Io
- (88) Thisbe
- (92) Undina
- (98) Ianthe
- (102) Miriam
- (109) Felicitas
- (111) Ate
- (112) Iphigenia
- (114) Kassandra
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